The many Irish surnames in use today have long rich histories behind them. The name Lonigent originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Longargain.
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Early Origins of the Lonigent family
The surname Lonigent was first found in County Tipperary (Irish: Thiobraid Árann), established in the 13th century in South-central Ireland, in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
One of the first records of the family was "at the synod of Kells, 1152, [when] Cardinal Paparo gave a pallium to Donat O'Lonergan of Cashel, and since then his successors have ruled the ecclesiastical province of Munster. " 1
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Early History of the Lonigent family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lonigent research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Lonigent History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Lonigent Spelling Variations
One's name was often recorded under several different spellings during the life of its bearer during the Middle Ages. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origin of the Lonigent family name include Lonergan, Landergan, Landrigan, Ladrigan, Lonagan, Landragan, Longargan and many more.
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Early Notables of the Lonigent family
More information is included under the topic Early Lonigent Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Lonigent family
In the 18th and 19th centuries hundreds of thousands of Irish people immigrated to North American shores. The early settlers were enticed by the promise of their own land, but they were moderately well off in Ireland when they decided to emigrate. Therefore, they were merely carrying out a long and carefully thought out decision. The 1840s saw the emergence of a very different trend: thousands of extremely desperate people crammed into passenger boats hoping to find any type of opportunity. The Irish of this decade had seen their homeland severely stricken by crop failures which resulted in widespread disease and starvation. At whatever time the Irish immigrants came to North America, they were instrumental in the rapid development of the emerging nations of the United States and what would become known as Canada. An exhaustive search of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many persons bearing the name Lonigent, or one of its variants: Edward Landragan settled in Philadelphia in 1858 along with John; Thomas and Andrew Landragaon arrived in Philadelphia in 1876; Edmund and Michael Lonergan arrived in Philadelphia in 1856..
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